Source: CNBC
“A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration Wednesday from enforcing portions of an executive order designed to punish a prominent law firm linked to Democratic-funded opposition research during the 2016 presidential campaign into ties between the Republican candidate and Russia. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington granted a temporary restraining order sought by the firm, Perkins Coie, one day after it filed a federal lawsuit alleging it’s being illegally targeted because of its legal work. … Perkins Coie says it’s already suffering financial consequences of the order, which calls for limiting firm employees’ access to federal buildings and terminating any government contacts of its clients. The judge’s temporary restraining order doesn’t block the administration from enforcing another provision that seeks to strip Perkins Coie attorneys of security clearances.” (03/12/25)